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Facing flak over his remarks that life-threatening diseases were a result of past sins, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said he was quoted out of context and apologised to those hurt by the "absolutely mindless controversy triggered by few political desperados". His remarks that some people suffer from diseases such as cancer because of sins committed in the past and that it is "divine justice" have sparked sharp reactions. In a press release, Sarma said, "My speech ...Rediff.com, 2 weeks ago

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets DMK chief M Karunanidhi as party working president M K Stalin looks on at their residence in Chennai on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met ailing Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo M Karunanidhi, a former Tamil Nadu chief minister, even as the regional party indicated that the meeting did not have any political overtones. This was the first meeting between the two leaders after Modi became the prime minister ...

Cabinet briefing by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi. The union cabinet met at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 7, Lok Kalyan Marg official residence this morning. Highlights of the press conference with the home minister and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Pradad. -- An umbrella scheme for police modernisation approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security with an investment of Rs 25,060 crore for 2017-18, 18-19, 19-20.-- An additional allocation of Rs 100 crore has been provided for North East ...

One of the best stories coming out of Bihar is a meeting place for Chandragupta Maurya, Buddha, Ashoka, Sher Shah Suri and India's Mona Lisa.Rediff.com's Archana Masih dropped by.Photographs: Seema Pant IMAGE: A couple takes a picture in front of a map of Bihar made of Hindi and English words depicting people, places, rivers, festivals, food etc that the state is famous for. Everything here is precious, but there are no 'Do not touch' signs. No velvet ropes or airport-like barricades that ...

BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha, not on the best of terms with the ruling BJP, and considered a rebel, tweets after the PM yesterday claimed at an election rally that there was an attempt by Pakistan to interfere in the Gujarat polls. Modi also raised questions about the alleged appeal by former director general (DG) of the Pakistan Army Sardar Arshad Rafiq for making senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel chief minister of Gujarat. Modi alleged that Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar had ...

Ivanka spoke for a good 15 minutes, gracefully, looking straight at her audience, her face wreathed often in winning smiles.She is an articulate, striking, woman who charmed her audience.Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Global Enterpreneurs Summmit in Hyderabad. IMAGE: Mitra, the robot, with Prime Minister Narendra D Modi with Ivanka Trump, head of the US delegation, at the Global Entrepreneur Summit 2017 in Hyderabad, November 28. Photograph: Press Information Bureau of India Hyderabad ...

Mocking at government's elation over the sovereign rating upgrade by Moody's, ex-finance minister P Chidambaram said only a few months ago the regime had flayed the rating methodology. "Just some months ago, government had said the Moody's methodology was all wrong... A long letter was written by Shaktikanta Das (ex-economic affairs secretary) questioning Moody's ratings methodology, saying they've to revise their methodology as it's all wonky," he told the Tata Literature Live in Mumbai today.

'The creation of Pakistan was integral to Britain's grand strategy.''If they were to ever leave India, Britain's military planners had made it clear that they needed to retain a foothold in the NWFP and Baluchistan because that would provide the means to retain control of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain and Qatar.' IMAGE: Lord Louis Mountbatten, the viceroy of India and his wife Lady Edwina Mountbatten flank Muslim League leader Mohammad Ali Jinnah at the viceroy's house, now ...

Admittedly, EVMs too have a UID number and any convergence of data can make the secret ballot system a party of history, warns Dr Gopal Krishna in the 5th part of his series against Aadhaar. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. In his 266-page order as part of the 9-Judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, Justice Dr D Y Chandrachud records how this case came before the Bench. “A Bench of three judges of this court, while considering the constitutional ...

'You have created a legacy that is celebrated every day by the country.' Birthday greetings pour in for Amitabh Bachchan. When it's Amitabh Bachchan's birthday, it is but expected that all of Bollywood will wish the superstar on social media. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his wishes: 'Happy birthday @SrBachchan! India is proud of his cinematic brilliance & support to many social causes. I pray for his long & healthy life.' From calling it 'Amitabh Bachchan ...